UMSRS 2011

Regional stream restoration conferences are a powerful means of sharing experiences and expertise amongst colleagues working within similar environmental and land-use conditions. UMSRS is focused to foster a region-wide conversation on current restoration issues. Attendees will not only hear and see innovative research and design but will have the chance to network with the region’s leading practitioners.

The Symposium we will be held half way between Madison and Milwaukee in beautiful Oconomowoc, WI. The venue allows easy access from across the Midwest via air or car. Organizers have worked hard to keep registration costs as low as possible.

UMSRS will take place over 2.5 days. The Symposium will open on Sunday night with dinner and a keynote talk. The Symposium is single-track (no concurrent sessions) so that all attendees hear all presentation and discussions. Keynote speakers will open each day followed by oral and poster presentations. Wednesday will be an optional half-day forum focused on the impacts of climate change on watershed management and restoration design. Details on the half-day will be finalized soon.

The 2011 UMSRS will include sessions on the following restoration topics:

• Restoration in the Built Environment: Urban Stream Restoration
• Dam Removal in the Midwest: The Past and the Future
• Longitudinal Stream Connectivity
• Floodplain Processes
• Design
• Special Wednesday Forum: Impact of Climate Change on Midwest Streams and Rivers: Surviving Extreme Events